This article is a list of diseases of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).
Bacterial
Fungi
Nematodes
Viruses
Phytoplasma
Insects
Insect pests include:[1]
Root feeders
Seedling pests
Stem borers and leaf feeders
- spotted stalk borer, Chilo partellus
- pink borer, Sesamia inferens
- armyworm, Mythimna separata
- Spodoptera exempta
- caterpillars Amsacta albistriga, Amsacta lactinea, Euproctis virguncula, Cnaphalocrocis patnalis, and Mocis frugalis
- chrysomelid leaf beetles Chaetocnema indica, Longitarsus spp., and Phyllotreta chotonica
- ash weevil Myllocerus undecimpustulatus maculosus
- grasshoppers, Nomadacris septemfasciata, Acrida exaltata, Aiolopus longicornis, Aiolopus simulatrix, Aiolopus thalassinus, Atractomorpha crenulata, Chrotogonus hemipterus, Diabolocatantops axillaris, Hieroglyphus banian, and Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus
- grasshopper Conocephalus maculatus (eastern India)
- grasshopper Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus (western India)
Sucking pests
- shoot bug Peregrinus maidis (transmits two viral diseases, maize mosaic virus (MMV) and maize stripe virus (MStpV))
- corn aphid Rhopalosiphum maidis
- sugarcane leafhopper Pyrilla perpusilla
- hemipterous bugs, Cletus punctiger, Dolycoris indicus, Empoasca flavescens, Lygaeus spp., Menida histrio, Nephotettix virescens, and Nezara viridula
- thrips, especially Caliothrips indicus, Sorghothrips jonnaphilus
Earhead pests
- sorghum midge Stenodiplosis sorghicola
- earhead bug Calocoris angustatus
- bugs, like Dysdercus koenigii and Nezara viridula
- lepidopteran caterpillars are found feeding on developing grains: Autoba silicula, Cryptoblabes gnidiella, Cydia spp., Conogethes punctiferalis, Ephestia cautella, Eublemma spp., Euproctis limbata, Euproctis subnotata, Helicoverpa armigera
- maize cob borer Stenachroia elongella, especially in east India
- beetle species, Chiloloba acuta, Mylabris pustulata, and Cylindrothorax tenuicollis
Grain pests
Africa
The following pest species are reported for sorghum crops in northern Mali.[2]
Sitophilus zeamais (maize weevil) and Sitotroga cerealella (Angoumois grain moth) attack stored sorghum and maize.[2]
See also
References
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